Wednesday, November 28, 2007

J. G. P.

What is your husband's name: Jeremy.How long have you been married:almost 3 years.How long did you date before you got married: 5 months from dating to marriage.Who eats more: Who thinks of these questions? Is this really relevant? Next question please.Who said I love you first: J.G.P.Who sings better: I sing more often...does that count?Who is smarter: Jeremy.Whose temper is worse: Me.Who does the laundry: Me.Who does the dishes: Jeremy.

I am just going to fast forward a bit.....Where was your first date: At my house games and maybe even Scrabble before the New Year's Dance. I think he cheated because he totally wasted me in Scrabble.

Where did you get engaged: Well, I gave Jeremy the ring to give to me months and months in advance with the expectation that he could present it to me with a proposal when he was ready or he would have to give it back to me if he determined he just wasn't that into me. Though this wasn't an official proposal I definitely think it helped to get the ball rolling a little. He chose the first scenario. It was a bright, yet snowy Sunday and he planned a picnic for after church. We drove out to Brag Creek, found a wooded area and took a stroll through the trees. Then we drove around some more, spotted a hill that we suspected had a gorgeous view, and hauled a card table with two chairs up the snowy hill. Jeremy sent me back to the car to get something and when I returned he had set up an elaborately fancy spread, a delicious multi course meal with real glassware...I had never picnicked like this before. After we had finished he pulled out a couple of board games Scrabble and Battleship and asked me to choose. Well I wasn't thrilled about Scrabble since my last defeat so I picked Battleship...which was a wise decision as I blew him out of the water. Afterward he asked if I wanted to try my hand at Scrabble again, but wanting to end things on a victorious note I declined...To which he looked somewhat disappointed. Well, knowing a thing or two about men's egos I decided I would be a sport, play Scrabble and probably let him win again. He handed me the box and as I opened it a few of the letter chips spilled out. How sloppy I thought...who puts SCRABBLE away like that. Well as I opened the board Jeremy slipped off his chair and got down on one knee in the snow...I was a bit confused at first and then noticed the spelling on the board (he had glued down the scrabble pieces) which looked something like this. _________C_________R_________Y_________S_________T_________A______WILL __________YOU _____________ME_____________A_____________R_____________R_____________YObviously he completely ignored the rules of the game and cheated again, but I let him win anyway.